bowdlerize

Verb

Meaning

edit by omitting or modifying parts considered indelicate

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

shorten castrate expurgate bowdlerise cut kill cutting clean eliminate cancel conceal purge delete shortening censor
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Antonyms

allow damage break block learn decline
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Hypernyms

cut reduce contract shorten abbreviate abridge

Related terms

bowdlerism

Examples

bowdlerize a novel Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

bowdleriser bowdlerism bowdlerization bowdlerized bowdlerizer Bowdoin